You

charneus

Yes you, standing there, unsure of yourself.

"Me? What did I do?"

You did absolutely nothing today. Why?

"Because I'm depressed. I have so much weight to lose, and I just don't see the results."

So you're going to give up, not make an effort just because you're depressed?

"Why not? It's not like anyone really cares anyway. No one supports me, everyone tempts me and refuses to be considerate about the fact that I'm trying to lose weight and can't eat everything they throw at me."

I support you. I always have, even if you don't feel it.

"How can you support me? You don't even know me!"

I know the person you are, and the person you want to become, and that's all that matters.

You see, whether I know you personally, online, or not at all, I know that you're on the toughest journey of your life. I know that it was easy to get to where you are, 100 pounds, 200 pounds, even as much as 500 pounds overweight. It took little effort to get to that point. You just ate without care, and sat at home, watched TV, played games, and let the weight add on and on. Sure, you told yourself at 5 pounds over that you're going to lose that 5 pounds. But you were set into a routine, and that routine led to 10 pounds. That routine led to 15 pounds. All of a sudden, that routine has become habit, and you ballooned in weight. I know, because it happened to me.

"So, why do you care? It's my life, not yours."

I care because you cared enough to start this journey, with or without support. I care because the journey home starts with just one person caring. I care because I wish someone had cared for me, and supported me in my decision. I wish someone had been considerate enough to hide the cake when I was over. I wish someone had not made a big deal about me wanting to eat just a salad at the steak and lobster restaurant we all went to when we celebrated Bob's promotion. I care because I can.

Does this sound all too familiar? Is this your life, full of broken hope and lack of support? It doesn't have to be that way. That's what MyFitnessPal is all about. It's about friendship, support, and being comfortable being yourself again.

This world takes us all for granted, and makes too many assumptions about us. Technology has made life so much easier. Instead of having to deal with uncomfortable silence as I try to come up with the words to say over the phone, I can just text it at my convenience. Instead of crank-starting my car to get to work, I can push a button on my fob and it'll roar to life. Instead of shoveling snow out of the driveway so I can go to the grocery store, I now have a heated blower. The world has made things so much easier for us, and as a result, has made us lazier. In a world such as ours, it's hard to find the support we need. There's no one to tell you to walk the five flights to your office. Instead, Otis came up with the elevator. There's no one to tell you to ride a bike or walk since you don't have a license... instead, we have el-trains and subways and taxis. Or sure, someone may suggest it to you, but we all know they're just doing what is expected of them. The problem is, it should be required of them to enforce us to walk, or do something that involves effort.

But you can't. Or so you think. You won't make it to work on time. It's too far. Pulling weeds out by hand instead of using a weedeater is too much work.

But I have faith in you. I have faith that you can make it to work on time riding a bike. I have faith that you can exert some effort and remember how life was back in the 19th and 20th centuries. I think the Amish have it right; without technology, you may not be overweight.

So, I'm here to support you. I'm here to love you. I'm here for YOU. Even though this world may be against you, I'm here for you, by your side. Let's take this journey together, and cross that finish line. You've got support. You've got a friend.

ShadowSP7

Thanks for the post, very inspiring! It is hard to carry on with what we are doing when no one supports you, when people make fun of you for wanting to lose weight.

But those are the people that you do not need in your life, if they are going to put you down instead of supporting you, you are better off without them!

charneus

Thanks for the post, very inspiring! It is hard to carry on with what we are doing when no one supports you, when people make fun of you for wanting to lose weight.

But those are the people that you do not need in your life, if they are going to put you down instead of supporting you, you are better off without them!

You're quite welcome, and you're quite right. The people who don't support you, who aren't there for you or ridicule you for trying to lose weight just don't need to exist in your life. People are inconsiderate of how a person feels, and they may not realize how much an impact their words have. Even "good-natured ribbing" can be harmful to a person when they're trying to lose weight.. But, I'm here to support people, for they support me. Everyone on this journey is always in my thoughts. I may not know your name, but I'm silently cheering you on.

zasae

Briliant post , thank you